chronic progressive myelopathy

myelopathy /my·elop·a·thy/ (mi″ĕ-lop´ah-the)

1. any functional disturbance and/or pathological change in the spinal cord; often used to denote nonspecific lesions, as opposed to myelitis.

2. pathological bone marrow changes.myelopath´ic

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carcinomatous myelopathy  rapidly progressive degeneration or necrosis of the spinal cord associated with a carcinoma.

chronic progressive myelopathy  gradually progressive spastic paraparesis associated with infection by human T-lymphotropic virus 1.

HTLV-1–associated myelopathy  chronic progressive m.

paracarcinomatous myelopathy , paraneoplastic myelopathy carcinomatous m.

spondylotic cervical myelopathy  that secondary to encroachment of cervical spondylosis upon a congenitally small cervical spinal canal.

transverse myelopathy  that extending across the spinal cord.

vacuolar myelopathy  loss of myelin and spongy degeneration of the spinal cord with microscopic vacuolization, caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus.

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chronic progressive myelopathy,

gradually progressive spastic paraparesis associated with infection by human T-lymphotropic virus 1, characterized by progressive difficulty in walking and weakness of the lower extremity, sensory disturbances, and urinary incontinence, with no evidence of spinal compression or motor neuron involvement. Also called HTLV-1-associated myelopathy, tropical spastic paraparesis.